Nice Pictures Wouter!

I was very cool to be at the Tradewinds regatta and we had al lot of fun!
A great thanks to everybody who was there, I really enjoyed the great hospitality there!

The place has a great Caribbean ambiance with palm trees, turquoise waters and a little beach
And it was blowing too! There was a gusty wind blowing with 20kn – 25kn.

> Tim and Andi are serious heavy air sailors!
I really enjoyed sailing in these conditions but would not consider myself as a serious heavy air sailor.

We had our fair share of swimming and capsized 3 times.

>What did Andreas think of the boat?
The Blade F16 is definitely a little pocket rocket! The boat is well balanced and very sensitive to sail with moderate sheet loads.

I would have really liked to see what the Blade could do against other boats in these conditions. I think we were definitely in the ball park.

Tim gave me the tiller and he was grinding the mainsheet.
Upwind I think this is what made the biggest speed difference, his constant trimming made the boat really going in the puffs.

Downwind we tried to single trapeze, but almost pitchpolled on the first downwind leg.

So we played it safe and we both sat it out on the tramp. Tim had one foot on the daggerboard to ensure he stays at the back of the bus, while I sat below him with my back at the rear beam.

To bad the weather didn't play with us on sunday!